Since he was five or six years old, David Dunham has been involved with poppies.

He explained: “My dad Albert was president of the Royal British Legion in Wokingham. Poppies used to come loose and my sister Claire and I would sit there for weeks and weeks putting the poppies together.

“I helped in the poppy office with every annual appeal in the town centre and for the last four years I have been poppy organiser.”

In June, Mr Dunham visited a factory in Clapham, London, where the poppies and poppy wreaths are made.

He said: “The staff took us to show us how the wreaths are assembled.”

Mr Dunham will be using his newly acquired knowledge and skill to demonstrate the procedure during a series of workshops at Wokingham Town Council’s Heritage Day and visitors will have the chance to help.

Around 40 volunteers brave the weather while out on the streets of Wokingham selling poppies each year.

A larger number of businesses also pledge to support the appeal, meaning collections are placed in most shops around the town centre.

In 2012, Wokingham Poppy Appeal had a record year raising a huge £32,000 – a whopping £11,000 more than the previous year’s total.

The annual Heritage Day takes place at the Town Hall, in Market Place from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, September 14.

The year’s Wokingham Poppy Appeal will be launched on Tuesday, October 28.

If you are interested in volunteering for Wokingham Poppy Appeal, email david.dunham@virgin.net.